Joe Doria is an American Hammond Organ keyboardist from Seattle, Washington. Playing many styles, Doria has backed solo artists from the Seattle area and is a member of several Seattle based groups, some of which have toured nationally. These include McTuff and his own Joe Doria Trio, as well as The Drunken Masters, Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, AriSawkaDoria, Swampdweller and The Last Mile.
Doria has consistently received positive reviews. The Stranger praised him as "all solid... omni present... (and the) backbone holding it all down,"Wonka + Vader = Skerik CD release at Tractor Trent Moorman, the stranger, August 20, 2006, Retrieved November 29, 2007 and stated that he "never lets his immense chops get in the way of momentum or soul."Jazz/Not Jazz At Earshot, It's Not an Important Distinction Christopher DeLaurenti and Jonathan Zwickel, The Stranger, October 17, 2007, Retrieved November 29, 2007 All About Jazz says his "deft... tasteful roadhouse temperament never allows the pieces to veer off course."Skip Heller: Fakebook C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz, February 24, 2004, Retrieved November 29, 2007
Performances in the Fall of 2007 include The Joe Doria Trio with Chris Spencer on guitar, Byron Vannoy on drums, McTuff with Skerik on saxophone, Andy Coe on guitar and Dvonne Lewis on drums. Tarik Abouzied eventually joined McTuff, replacing Dvonne Lewis on drums.
Discography 2003: Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet [live] (Ropeadope) 2006: Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet: Husky (Hyena) 2010: Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet: Live at The Triple Door (Royal Potato Family) 2009: McTuff: Volume 1 (with Skerik) (Doria Music) 2011: McTuff: Volume 2 – After The Show (Doria Music) 2015: McTuff: Volume 3 – The Root (Doria Music) 2024: Nando Reis: Uma Estrela Misteriosa Revelará o Segredo (on "Rhipsalis") (Relicário)
References
AriSawkaDoria Edward Zucker, All About Jazz, Retrieved November 29, 2007 Behind the McTuff Exterior Court Scott, JamBase, October 22, 2008 Retrieved October 23, 2008
External links Joe Doria - official site Joe Doria at MySpace